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Saturday, October 4, 2008

What I'll remember about the 2008 season, Volume I: Mencherson

May 9, 2008. Who could forget the day. The day the Toronto Blue Jays, in an attempt to spark a waning offense, pulled off not one, but two transactions to ultimately deliver us one mythical outfielder.

May 9, 2008, will forever be known in Blue Jays history as the day Mencherson was born.

We may have had our rough times, Brevin, but we go through them with everyone - right Vernon? You hear what I'm saying, Alex? Tell the man, AJ. No no no, not you Doc - you're exempt. But don't shortchange yourself, Brev - we shared some good times all the same.

Remember the walkoff single where you managed to score yourself (see photo above, where you are punching yourself in the face)? Remember scraping balls off the outfield wall and selling it to the hapless ump for an out? Remember the numerous (and flawless, I might add) pinch-running appearances? Remember removing the burden of facing crafty ol' Timmy Wakefield from Sniderman and Young Adam Lind? Those were all you, guy. Those were all you.

Brevin Mencherson - just one of the things I'll remember about the 2008 season.

Don't forget Wilkerson's slam against the Royals. I had just finished complaining to my friends that "Wilkerson is terrible, he's a bum, if he goes yard I'll buy us all beers," and then boom. Fortunately, my friends released me from the bet, thus saving me the five grand it would've taken for six Rogers Centre beers.

Manch and Wilkie don't add up to Manny's toenail. Let's end this BS talk and tell Rogers to open up his pocketbook and get Manny. PERIOD! IF AJ leaves(he will) pick up garaland and a reclamation projectlike Pavano. Yeah, it'll cost 40 mill extra BUT with Manny on the team anything can happen.

My thoughts on Wilkerson have already been covered in depth, repeatedly, almost to the exclusion of all else.

"in an attempt to spark a waning offense" ... he used up two roster spots and received .226/.301/.340 production (with two more DP than HR)--the Rangers and Twins received better production from their pitchers batting during interleague play.

Don Fehr: “Mr. Das, if Barry Lamar Bonds was not being colluded against by the clubs of major league baseball then I would like an explanation as to the presence of Brevin Mencherson on the roster of the Toronto Blue Jays. To the best of the knowledge of the major league baseball players association, Jays’ general manager J.P. Ricciardi does not have a substance abuse problem, is of reasonably sound mind, is employed by the Blue Jays with the presumed mandate to put a winning club on the field and not being paid under the table by the other franchises in the American league East and has not incurred significant gambling debts to the person of Brevin Mencherson. We feel that only a collusive understanding not to employ Mr. Bonds is the only reasonable explanation as to why Mr. Mencherson is considered ‘an attempt to spark a waning offense’ yet Mr. Bonds is not.”